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The university hosted its fifth annual EdTech Day, where more than 160 teachers from the region came together for workshops based on using technology in the classroom, specifically with group projects and collaborative learning.

[b](See below story for a full video of Dr. Steven Park's keynote address.)[/b]

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[b]Jay Block[/b] has designs on the BSU campus.

The recently hired collections and exhibitions manager is responsible for curating exhibitions at the university's Anderson Gallery and across campus.

Mr. Block is a native of San Bernardino, Cal., who has worked at the Whitney Museum and Neuberger Museum of Art in New York before coming to BSU. He's also worked with private collections, and is himself a painter and printmaker.

Four professors from the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science published the paper, "A Code Snippet Library for CS1," in the journal for the Special Interest Group on Computer Science Education. Co-authors were: Professor Torben Lorenzen, Professor Abdul Sattar, Dr. Lee Mondshein and Dr. Seikyung Jung.

More than 7,000 mathematicians from around the world attended the Joint Meetings held in Boston of The Mathematical Association of America, The American Mathematical Society, and Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics. Bridgewater State University faculty attending the meetings were Dr. Annela Kelly, who presented "Probability Density Functions from Real-World Applications;" Dr. Laura Gross, "Linear Instability in a Combustion Problem;" Dr. Rebecca Metcalf, "CONNECT Math: A Partnership in Higher Education;" Dr.

Dr. Heidi Burgiel, associate professor of mathematics and computer science, contributed to the latest edition of the OpenCourseWare on linear algebra courssse materials as published by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Dr. Phyllis Gimbel, associate professor of secondary education and professional programs as well as educational leadership, was invited by Dr. John O'Donnell, present of MassBay Community College, to attend the institution's 50th anniversary celebration. Dr. Gimbel attended in her role as chairwoman of the Board of Directors of World of Wellesley, an organization dedicated to making the community a welcoming and diverse place to live.

Dr. Louise Graham, professor of counselor education and program director for mental health counseling, and her colleague Dr. Michael Kocet, professor of counselor education, presented at the American Counseling Association conference in San Francisco. Dr. Graham led a pre-conference workshop on foundations of disaster mental health. She is a volunteer for the American Red Cross and this is a course that the organization requires all mental health workers to take before they are eligible for deployment to a national disaster.

Dr. Ahmed Abdelal, assistant professor of special education and communication disorders, presented at the Global Summit for Children held in Washington, DC. The topic of his presentation was "Neurobiology & Neurophysiology of Racial and Ethnic Discrimination.

Dr. Ahmed Abdelal, assistant professor of special education and communication disorders, presented at the Global Summit for Children held in Washington, DC. The topic of his presentation was "Neurobiology & Neurophysiology of Racial and Ethnic Discrimination.

A group of students in a class led by Dr. Lisa Battaglino, professor and chairperson of the Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders, raised $1,700 for Dreams for Emily. The organization supports families that are involved with Chromosome 15q Duplication Syndrome, a genetic disorder believed to affect a child's physical features, cause developmental problems and lead to medical problems such as seizures, ADHD and anxiety disorders. The fund drive was part of a second-year seminar entitled Lead and Serve.

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